舍
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shě / shè · house, dwelling

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Readings & meanings

舍 has 2 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.

shě

to give up; to abandon; to give alms

舍不得shě bu de · to hate to do sth
shè

(bound form) residence; house; (bound form) my (in speaking of relatives younger than oneself, as in 舍妹[she4 mei4]); (archaic) unit of distance equal to 30 li 里[li3]

宿舍sù shè · dormitory
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8Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 舍

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shěto give up; to abandon; to give alms
shè(bound form) residence; house; (bound form) my (in speaking of relatives younger than oneself, as in 舍妹[she4 mei4]); (archaic) unit of distance equal to 30 li 里[li3]
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Example sentences

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Wǒ men de lǎo bǎn jiù lián gěi wǒ men zhǎng yì diǎn gōng zī dōu shè bù dé.我们的老板就连给我们涨一点工资都舍不得。

Our boss begrudged us even a small raise in pay.

Source: Tatoeba #1397130 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men dà jiā zhù zài tóng yí gè sù shè.我们大家住在同一个宿舍。

We all live in the same dorm.

Source: Tatoeba #12422348 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā yí fàng xué jiù huí sù shè le.他一放学就回宿舍了。

He went back to the dorm as soon as he finished class.

Source: Tatoeba #2367577 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bǎ bǐ jì fàng zài sù shè le, xiàn zài huí qù ná.我把笔记放在宿舍了,现在回去拿。

I left the notes in the dormitory. I'll go back and get them now.

Source: Tatoeba #756873 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Rén měi zài sù shè děng zhe xué yǒu ne.人美在宿舍等着学友呢。

Renmei is waiting for Xueyou in the dorm.

Source: Tatoeba #1567762 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Dà xué yǒu jiào shì, yě yǒu sù shè.大学有教室,也有宿舍。

The university has classrooms as well as dormitories.

Source: Tatoeba #1441752 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 舍 in context

  1. Say shě / shè, then recall the core meaning: house, dwelling.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 舍不得 (shě bu de), meaning “to hate to do sth”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 舍 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.